just alex for now ([info]poor_cinderalex) wrote in [info]wesley_lounge,
@ 2007-04-19 16:26:00
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This community has been inactive for far too long. I am here to revive the discussion.

So here's a question:

How do you pray?

ETA: Certainly, depending on how you define prayer, you could, even should, always be praying, in everything that you do. But I know that I'm not usually consciously directing my words and actions towards God. (Maybe I should work on that. ;)) What I'm asking is this: when you decide to communicate something to God, how do you do that?

Do you pray with words? Your own words or Jesus' or a psalmist's? Loudly? In a whisper? Inside your head? Do you write? Or sing? Or dance? Or play an instrument? Do you go for a walk? Do you light a candle or dribble a basketball? Do you paint? Do you pray while you drive? Before you eat? In bed at night? Do you read the bible? Do you clear your mind and meditate?

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[info]revmary
2007-04-19 10:24 pm UTC (link)
Without Ceasing!

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(Anonymous)
2007-04-19 10:54 pm UTC (link)
Question's too broad. How dont people pray?

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[info]poor_cinderalex
2007-04-20 12:31 am UTC (link)
How do you pray?

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ok...
[info]brassknight86
2007-04-20 11:18 am UTC (link)
I'm not sure what you mean by "how don't people pray". Do you mean you think there are so many ways to pray that you would like to know something that can't be a prayer?
...or do you mean that you want to know what stops people from praying (How don't people pray? What are their motivations?)

...I guess I would like to know more about motivations behind prayer and the attitude during. Is that what you mean?

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(Anonymous)
2007-04-20 12:05 am UTC (link)
i pray through singing. i like to sing out loud rather than speak.

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[info]friendoftheda
2007-04-20 07:09 am UTC (link)
I pray quietly to myself

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Prayer.... genres?!?! Neato.
[info]brassknight86
2007-04-20 11:15 am UTC (link)
I seem to pray at the traditional openings, like at meal times or during church quiet times-- with my eyes closed. Those are like my post-it note prayers to God.

When it's time to give my undivided attention to God, I've been known to pace around and around-- so I would say, I pray in perpetual motion (it's my telephone prayer... I do the same thing when I talk on the telly). Sometimes, I find a quiet place and assume a pose of meditation (the letter prayer).

...which reminds me: I haven't had the chance to do that one lately X_o

...but, definately pray while pacing.

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